FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Full name of discloser: |
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(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | DARKTRACE PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 30 Apr 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 2,629,671 | 0.38% | 4,312,168 | 0.62% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 4,358,265 | 0.62% | 2,641,278 | 0.38% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 6,987,936 | 1.00% | 6,953,446 | 0.99% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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1p ordinary | Purchase | 755,692 | 6.0242 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 328,669 | 6.0229 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 198,888 | 6.0224 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 85,373 | 6.0237 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 81,036 | 6.0227 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 73,705 | 6.0240 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 55,229 | 6.0225 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 45,253 | 6.0203 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 33,825 | 6.0236 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 27,329 | 6.0244 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 24,076 | 6.0231 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 21,766 | 6.0239 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 19,480 | 6.0235 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 18,029 | 6.0221 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 15,023 | 6.0205 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,529 | 6.0324 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,117 | 6.0253 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,817 | 6.0223 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,323 | 6.0258 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,980 | 6.0400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,191 | 6.0245 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,175 | 6.0247 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,174 | 6.0233 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,632 | 6.0243 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,412 | 6.0272 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,010 | 6.0289 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,992 | 6.0259 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,943 | 6.0238 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,421 | 6.0228 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,264 | 6.0200 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,173 | 6.0264 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,950 | 6.0286 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,874 | 6.0310 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,455 | 6.0193 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,389 | 6.0122 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,000 | 6.0300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,598 | 6.0214 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,414 | 6.0197 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,129 | 6.0138 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 949 | 6.0100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 923 | 6.0355 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 904 | 6.0359 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 541 | 6.0220 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 538 | 6.0260 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 503 | 6.0250 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 493 | 6.0280 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 486 | 6.0130 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 339 | 6.0160 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 250 | 6.0120 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 78 | 6.0320 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 219,335 | 6.0240 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 203,136 | 6.0239 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 202,279 | 6.0231 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 142,300 | 6.0215 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 88,953 | 6.0300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 74,644 | 6.0243 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 62,061 | 6.0233 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 46,326 | 6.0230 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 43,626 | 6.0224 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 29,017 | 6.0242 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 19,165 | 6.0236 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 15,813 | 6.0222 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 14,490 | 6.0280 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 14,400 | 6.0320 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,438 | 6.0250 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,052 | 6.0220 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,737 | 6.0172 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,161 | 6.0227 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,980 | 6.0400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,259 | 6.0179 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,897 | 6.0209 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,205 | 6.0216 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,100 | 6.0201 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,017 | 6.0260 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,956 | 6.0191 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,426 | 6.0232 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,389 | 6.0122 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,542 | 6.0258 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,451 | 6.0144 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,384 | 6.0200 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 949 | 6.0100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 942 | 6.0289 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 519 | 6.0310 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 442 | 6.0180 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 339 | 6.0160 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 188 | 6.0184 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 486 | 6.0130 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 600 | 6.0158 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 923 | 6.0355 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,455 | 6.0193 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,874 | 6.0310 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,068 | 6.0289 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,173 | 6.0264 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,636 | 6.0187 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,599 | 6.0217 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 33,825 | 6.0236 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 34,924 | 6.0203 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 109,111 | 6.0229 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 215,545 | 6.0240 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 237,738 | 6.0245 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 294,785 | 6.0232 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,352 | 6.0231 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,681 | 6.0247 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 31,901 | 6.0230 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,426 | 6.0232 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,205 | 6.0216 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,259 | 6.0179 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 53,512 | 6.0233 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,898 | 6.0299 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 1,023 | 6.0268 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 1,925 | 6.0236 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 5,980 | 6.0400 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 7,069 | 6.0239 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 42,500 | 6.0215 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 122,690 | 6.0214 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 3,499 | 6.0221 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 5,174 | 6.0233 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 5,175 | 6.0247 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 8,758 | 6.0224 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 15,538 | 6.0235 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 01 May 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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